oatcake

oat·cake

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oht-keyk]
- /ˈoʊtˌkeɪk/
- /ˈəʊt.keɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oht-keyk]
- /ˈoʊtˌkeɪk/

Definitions of oatcake word

noun oatcake a cake, usually thin and brittle, made of oatmeal. 1
noun oatcake Any of many flat biscuits, or cakes made from oatmeal. 1
noun oatcake round cakes made with oatmeal 1
noun oatcake a brittle unleavened oatmeal biscuit 0
noun oatcake a thin, flat cake made of oatmeal 0

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Origin of oatcake

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; oat + cake

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Parts of speech for Oatcake

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Oatcake

oatcake popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

oatcake usage trend in Literature

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